Team HPI Subaru STi Round 4 Update

Wed, 21st July 2004

We're in the fourth race of the season and our team drivers are
still doing a spectacular job. This race took place on June 27th,
2004 at the CP-MINE circuit, a 500km race in 155 laps. Once again,
poor weather conditions caused the race track to become wet for a
short period during the race, but cleared up before it was over.
The HPI Racing Subaru finished 4th place in its class and an
admirable 7th place overall! Race three of the season at the Suzuka
300 circuit has brought the HPI Racing Subaru closer to victory
than ever, taking an incredible 5th place overall and 2nd place in
class. The fastest lap for the Subaru Impreza STi was 3:32'48.348
on lap 80. The Suzuka track was quite overcast and foggy during the
preliminary race but cleared up for the finals. The second race of
the season was held on April 24th, 2004 at the Sendai Highland
Raceway. The HPI Racing Subaru again placed 8th overall but took an
amazing 3rd place in class! The Sendai Highland track was shortened
from 100 laps to 80 laps due to an overnight accumulation of snow.
Round 3 will take place on May 15th, 2004. Stay tuned! In the first
race of the season on March 21, 2004 at the Twin Ring Motegi
circuit, the HPI Racing Subaru grabbed an impressive 8th place
overall finish out of a field of 34 cars and 5th place in class.
We'll be tracking the car throughout the season here on the web
page, so keep an eye on our news section for the latest results and
photos. A replica R/C body and decal package are in the works, stay
tuned!